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30 Watercolors in 30 Days, creativity, fashion, inspiration, watercolor

30W30 Add Salt

Add a little salt! It gives the shoe the look of sparkle and texture. I like that so much. I have been watercoloring my heart way… and I love it. I may just change my format altogether! Here is the list of the pieces coming on for –> 30 Drawings in 30 Days. Read more…

November 12, 2012 by Elaine Leon | Comments Off

30 Watercolors in 30 Days, creativity, fashion, inspiration, watercolor

30W30 Watery Brush

For 30 Drawings in 30 Days is watery brushes! And watery brushes is just that, a brush that has more water than color and you just has to add extra color, or add extra color after you stroke a water brush on the paper. What do you think? Read more…

November 10, 2012 by Elaine Leon | Comments Off

30 Watercolors in 30 Days, inspiration, watercolor

30W30 Watery Paper

For this exercise, watery paper could have been done in two ways. One, getting the paper wet so it pulls the grain or texture of the paper. Two, using a paper that has lots of grain and painting with a watery brush. I did the latter. This is my first time drawing a NYC skyline. […] Read more…

November 9, 2012 by Elaine Leon | Comments Off

30 Watercolors in 30 Days, creativity, inspiration, watercolor

30W30 Watery Color

30 Drawings in 30 Days! Next on the list, watery color! This is just what it sounds. Watercolors lose their opacity and hue when you add water. The watercolor here shows different degrees of water added to the color. A gem, stone or diamond is the perfect subject for this assignment. Read more…

November 8, 2012 by Elaine Leon | Comments Off

30 Watercolors in 30 Days, creativity, fashion, inspiration, watercolor

30W30 Fashion Watercolor Glazing

Gotta love glazes. Watercolor glazing is equally yummy! This little watercolor dress is done is such technique and I have to say, I have fallen in love with it! Here is the list of the pieces coming on for –> 30 Drawings in 30 Days. Read more…

November 7, 2012 by Elaine Leon | Comments Off

30 Watercolors in 30 Days, creativity, inspiration, watercolor

30W30 Black

Oh black… So mysterious and elegant. And for my piece I decided to watercolor Earth`s favorite Satelite-The moon! This was easy and fun. Here is the list of the pieces coming on for –> 30 Drawings in 30 Days. Read more…

November 7, 2012 by Elaine Leon | Comments Off

30 Watercolors in 30 Days, creativity, inspiration, watercolor

30W30 Color Washes

It`s color wash time! And this was hard. There are many types of washes. But I wanted a color wash that looks a little like a painting that went ombre. (Here is a video on how to do it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jPanPCfYMk)It`s a gradual change of color. The watercolor above is more successful than the one below. […] Read more…

November 6, 2012 by Elaine Leon | Comments Off

30 Watercolors in 30 Days, creativity, inspiration, watercolor

30W30 Neutrals

Neutrals? This is hard because what are neutrals to you, are not neutrals for me. For 30 Drawings in 30 Days I decided to do Fall colors that are neutrals. In terms of color theory, neutrals are the colors you would get when you mix complementary colors and add black or white to manipulate the […] Read more…

November 5, 2012 by Elaine Leon | Comments Off

30 Watercolors in 30 Days, creativity, inspiration, watercolor

30W30 Dark Colors

Still doing 30 Drawings in 30 Days and on the list is dark colors. Now I would have gone black and red, but thought red and brown is a more appetizing combination of colors. Don`t you think? :D Read more…

November 4, 2012 by Elaine Leon | Comments Off

30 Watercolors in 30 Days, creativity, inspiration, watercolor

30W30 Bright Colors

For 30 Drawings in 30 Days, I had bright colors to tackle. This was a good exercise because my palette only has three colors and this got me out of my comfort zone. Wanting to draw something that was both quick and easy I chose a pair of lips, dripping color. Read more…

November 3, 2012 by Elaine Leon | Comments Off

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